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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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best for ornamental purposes. It was discovered in i860 on
the famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for…
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The space allotted to the pines (Pinus) embraces the region
to the eastward of the spruces and public conservatories, ex…
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pine of Europe and Asiatic Russia. On the easterly slope
of this higher land and on the lower ground nearby will be…
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The yew family (Taxaceae) is represented by two genera.
Of the true yews (Taxus), there are : the American yew, or…
(SO
member of this family and a native of North America. The
tanks in the court of the public conservatories contain a great…
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is the loosestrife family, represented by the purple loosestrife,
a native of Europe, but introduced in many places in…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Charlie ; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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be found several species of the strawberry-shrub, including
the hairy one which has the fragrant flowers scented like…
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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries,
the raspberries, the roses, and others. Among the spiraeas,…
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illustrating the plum family, to which belong the plums,
cherries, apricots, and peaches. As many of the species of…
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together with other woody members of this family. The
tanners'-tree family comes next with a single representative…
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of Europe, the berries of which are acrid and poisonous ; the
berries of several of the species of oleaster are edible…
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ber of the privets, including the California privet so much
used for hedges ; a variety of lilacs (Syrtnga), including…
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upright habit, and more graceful than the cottonvvood or
Carolina poplar; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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sides of the road leading to the Lorillard mansion. The oaks,
the chestnuts, and the beeches belong here.
The oaks
(…
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the Bronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
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it is highly esteemed ; it is also used for wooden-ware and
paper pulp. To the north of the buckeye family is the…